Did consoles reach their maximum power?

Honestly, how much more powerful can they get?PS3 and 360 are putting out great graphics out there. I know there is room for improvement , and the PC can do better now. Yet i have hardtime seeing how the graphics can get better.I know things maybe can improve more on texture, number of enemies, hard-drive capacity, number of players online, but not in graphics.Will we ever say ''WOW, look at PS4 graphics!''...am not sure, i am not sure we will ever say ''ps3 graphics are outdated and hurt the eyes'' like some are saying about past consoles(N64).If you know they can, please explain to me how. I have hardtime believing i will ever look back at 360 and say ''thats so last generation graphics''. I think consoles they reached a state where they really matured graphics wise and its time to branch in other improvements that are already happening like online store, bluray, storage capacity. I really see them turning more like living room main system. You know like its the only thing you need your tv to be hooked up to, it runs media, games, downloads, tv, storage, and connects online.I think it will finally happen where you talk to your friends from the TV screen where you can see them , I used to watch this in futuristic cartoons as a kid and thought this is going to be like in the year 2315 or something like that (I used to laugh at the idea that you can see video from a disc, I thought video can only be on tape, how little i knew) .I guess next generation wont be really about games. Did consoles reach their maximum power?
Short answer, no.Did consoles reach their maximum power?
nowhile this is the first generation that ive ever been really impressed with (in addition to some of the latter xbox and pc titles last gen) when I see stuff like Star Ocean and Killzone my jaw drops
[QUOTE=''SpruceCaboose'']Short answer, no.[/QUOTE]long answer, noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo:P
No, the entire idea is kinda myopic, I'm sure people were saying the same thing with SNES, n64, and PS2 came out, but they can and will still get better.
To the TC. Look at animated films like Cars and Wall-E. Those are miles better than any console out now could ever hope to do, but yet, they were animated on computers, so theoretically, you could eventually approach that level of detail in games at some point in the (probably very far) future.
[QUOTE=''SpruceCaboose'']To the TC. Look at animated films like Cars and Wall-E. Those are miles better than any console out now could ever hope to do, but yet, they were animated on computers, so theoretically, you could eventually approach that level of detail in games at some point in the (probably very far) future. [/QUOTE]Cars and Wall-E? youve got to be kidding right.
[QUOTE=''Singularity22''][QUOTE=''SpruceCaboose'']To the TC. Look at animated films like Cars and Wall-E. Those are miles better than any console out now could ever hope to do, but yet, they were animated on computers, so theoretically, you could eventually approach that level of detail in games at some point in the (probably very far) future. [/QUOTE]Cars and Wall-E? youve got to be kidding right. [/QUOTE] What's the problem?
[QUOTE=''Singularity22''][QUOTE=''SpruceCaboose'']To the TC. Look at animated films like Cars and Wall-E. Those are miles better than any console out now could ever hope to do, but yet, they were animated on computers, so theoretically, you could eventually approach that level of detail in games at some point in the (probably very far) future. [/QUOTE]Cars and Wall-E? youve got to be kidding right. [/QUOTE] Hey... every Ratchet game takes us a little step closer. Every Gran Turismo game takes a BIG LEAP forward.
[QUOTE=''Kingmohd84''] I have hardtime believing i will ever look back at 360 and say ''thats so last generation graphics''. [/QUOTE] I say that now and we are not even finished this gen lol
The only thing I wont be able to do is look bvack and say games like gears 2 R2 or KZ2 look bad just like some last gen games. MGS2 and 3 come to mind.
you actually think this is the farthest a multibillion dollar industry can go?y cant video games eventually reach the graphic level of the the many beatiful cgi cutscenes that appear on many of the games? just because you cant picture it doesnt mean nothing else can happen. you think that all the flashy hollywood movies all have the real deal? a lot of them are just computer animated, for all we know, that level of graphic achievement might be reached in consoles some number of years from now
[QUOTE=''Singularity22''][QUOTE=''SpruceCaboose''] To the TC. Look at animated films like Cars and Wall-E. Those are miles better than any console out now could ever hope to do, but yet, they were animated on computers, so theoretically, you could eventually approach that level of detail in games at some point in the (probably very far) future. [/QUOTE]Cars and Wall-E? youve got to be kidding right. [/QUOTE]Call me when you have graphics like this REALTIME
[QUOTE=''Singularity22''][QUOTE=''SpruceCaboose'']To the TC. Look at animated films like Cars and Wall-E. Those are miles better than any console out now could ever hope to do, but yet, they were animated on computers, so theoretically, you could eventually approach that level of detail in games at some point in the (probably very far) future. [/QUOTE]Cars and Wall-E? youve got to be kidding right. [/QUOTE]I take it you have watched neither on a theater screen or an HD source?
[QUOTE=''Lidve''][QUOTE=''Singularity22''][QUOTE=''SpruceCaboose''] To the TC. Look at animated films like Cars and Wall-E. Those are miles better than any console out now could ever hope to do, but yet, they were animated on computers, so theoretically, you could eventually approach that level of detail in games at some point in the (probably very far) future. [/QUOTE]Cars and Wall-E? youve got to be kidding right. [/QUOTE]Call me when you have graphics like this REALTIME [/QUOTE]Youre right about Wall-E......but cars?
[QUOTE=''Singularity22'']Youre right about Wall-E......but cars? [/QUOTE]Watch it in HD. Its near pixel perfect.
[QUOTE=''SpruceCaboose''][QUOTE=''Singularity22'']Youre right about Wall-E......but cars? [/QUOTE]Watch it in HD. Its near pixel perfect. [/QUOTE]I have. Blu ray. On my computer.
[QUOTE=''Singularity22''][QUOTE=''SpruceCaboose''][QUOTE=''Singularity22'']Youre right about Wall-E......but cars? [/QUOTE]Watch it in HD. Its near pixel perfect. [/QUOTE]I have. Blu ray. On my computer. [/QUOTE]Then I fail to see how you don't understand what I am talking about.
Remember when this looked amazing?
Like I said, youre right about Wall-E. The the only thing a computer game cant replicate as well as cars is the animation. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------I have an idea, lets just drop it. :P